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Toward a Foreign Service Reflecting America

Jun 2, 2015 | Blog, Lifestyle, Relationships, Women In Foreign Policy

Two innovative programs—the Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship and the Charles B. Rangel Program—have helped bring diversity to the Foreign Service, but challenges remain. The Foreign Service is the face of America around the world, both literally and metaphorically....

Key Elements for Effective and Successful Public Diplomacy Efforts

Jan 2, 2014 | Blog, Council of American Ambassadors, Lifestyle, Relationships

As a career diplomat and public diplomacy specialist with nearly a decade of experience overseas and in Washington, I have thought deeply about the most effective ways to practice public diplomacy, and how to ensure policy making and public diplomacy are joined at...

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